How to Use rousing in a Sentence

rousing

adjective
  • She was met with a rousing reception.
  • That’s been a rousing success as well.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • What better way to spend a group date than to have the guys give a rousing debate?
    — Becca Kufrin, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
  • There’s no rousing cry for justice served, no big Churchillian speech.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Songs are by turns poignant, laugh-out-loud funny and rousing anthems.
    — Elisa Murray, The Seattle Times, 5 Dec. 2018
  • His most rousing play game against a face familiar to the Spurs.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2021
  • But by at least one standard, the wall campaign has been a rousing success.
    — Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Keep an all-ages crowd engaged with a rousing game of Hanukkah bingo.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • And then the two co-stars sang together, kicking off the show on a rousing high note.
    — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Both catches brought a rousing response from the real-life crowd.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but still, a rousing and triumphant success.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Sure, the challenges were a bit blah, but, still, a rousing and triumphant success.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • The prince gave a rousing speech, and the crowd was elated when his wife Meghan joined him onstage.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Set a price cap, have everyone buy a gift and wrap it, and then get ready for a rousing game of trivia.
    — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 30 Sep. 2019
  • Mendez, a high school football coach born without arms or legs, took home the flagship award with a rousing speech.
    — Scottie Andrew and Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 11 July 2019
  • One of those prospects was Syndergaard, and the deal was a rousing success.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 June 2018
  • The dog recipient will enjoy a rousing game of hide-and-squeak!
    — Jessica Kasparian, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2019
  • There was a rousing game of Marco Polo.
    — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The band moved to one corner of the stage to deliver a rousing and euphoric version.
    — Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The bat was moving slow enough that the fan caught it and was not harmed, smiling and waiving when the fans gave him a rousing cheer.
    — Doug Alden, courant.com, 26 June 2019
  • The crowd responded with a rousing ovation.
    — Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Shaking every hand and wishing each member safety and luck, the pair gave a rousing pep talk.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
  • The rousing and sudden cheer on the par-3 seventh sounded as though Clark had just hit it close.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • Appearing with a live band, the British singer gave a rousing rendition of the catchy song.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The Bryan Harsin era for the Auburn football program is off to a rousing start.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 4 Sep. 2021
  • When the clock ticked past midnight, Rife ended his show to a rousing standing ovation.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Ukraine’s athletes were also greeted with a rousing ovation.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The legend received a rousing standing ovation while taking the stage.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
  • That brought a rousing cheer from the crowd stretched across the park in lawn chairs and bleachers with the lake only 100 or so feet away.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 5 June 2021
  • And seven of them came in two games – the rousing wins against the Patriots and Lions.
    — Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017

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